Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Gemmeous crystal, variety Héliodore (2 cm X 3,3 cm) Photo: Yvan LEMEUR
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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This gemmy, etched Heliodor crystal is from a recent find at the Cruzeiro Mine. There were many of these specimens available at this year's Tucson show, but very few of what was offered were of a quality that met my standards. specimen size = 6 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm.
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Size of the Specimen 7,5 x 4,5 cm x 2 cm 105 g (Private Collection Number 906) Found: January 2009, acquired from the Mine Owner in Teofilo Otoni Brazil
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Beryl (Var: Heliodor) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This gemmy, etched Heliodor crystal is from a recent find at the Cruzeiro Mine. There were many of these specimens available, but very few of them were of a quality that met my standards. This fine specimen has an incredible luster that is hard to convey in a photograph. specimen size = 7.8 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm.
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Beryl (Var: Heliodor) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil These etched Heliodor crystals are from a recent find at the Cruzeiro Mine. There were many of these specimens available, but very few of them were of a quality that met my standards. The photograph does not do this specimen justice. It is much better looking in person. specimen size = 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm.
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈]
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 5.0 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm. This is a superb miniature from what Steve calls the Lipstick-Pocket of Cruzeiro tourmalines. It shades from green through blue and clear, to a cranberry cap. This came out in the early 1990s while he was teaching in Rio, and Steve drove into the interior and bought the entire pocket at the time, keeping extras for trade stock ...
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈], Quartz : SiO₂
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil An excellent specimen of rubellite - the main crystal is 7.6 cm long, and the smaller, gem crystal is 2.6 cm. Photograph by Edward Rosenzweig.
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈]
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm. Here we have a beautiful single crystal of gemmy Rubellite Tourmaline with sharp, glassy faces and excellent cranberry color at the tip. There is a small area with a whitish zone in the crystal as well.
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈]
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 4.1 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm. From the collection of Steve Smale, a superb GEM crystal of tourmaline from the Cruzeiro Mine. The gemminess runs from top to bottom. It is a grassy green at the bottom, with yellow-orange and pink-red tones towards the pristine termination. Glassy faces, high luster, no contacts. Weighs 9 grams.
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈]
	Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 3.8 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm. A beautiful, gemmy, polychrome tourmaline from the Cruzeiro Mine of Brazil. The lower portion is a beautiful rose-red, an uncommon color for Brazilian tourmalines and grades upward to green, to teal-blue, to dark green. The lower portion of the crystal is a total gem nodule. The pyramidal termination is frosted. Cruzeiro ...
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